Mike D'Antoni: 'We haven't played a meaningful game since January'

Mike D'Antoni: 'We haven't played a meaningful game since January'

For most of the regular season, the Rockets cruised, playing very few close games and easily securing the best record in the NBA. Now, it’s been something of an adjustment to transition to playoff-level intensity, which was manifested in a letdown Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni admitted as much, saying the team took a win over the Wolves for granted and didn’t match their intensity.

Mike D'Antoni: "U can have all the excuses u want.We haven't played a meaningful game since January..We're in a fight, in a dogfight..I just told them, I thought we were waiting for them to lose instead of going out & trying to win the game & guess what they're not going to lose" pic.twitter.com/S5FZQWPvMg